REV 16:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And I heard the altar saying,
⇔  “Yes, Lord God, Ruler of All,
⇔  your judgments are true and righteous.”

UST Then I heard the altar answer, “Yes, Lord God, you who rule over everything, you punish people completely fairly.”

BSB And I heard the altar reply:
⇔ “Yes, Lord God Almighty,
⇔ true and just [are] Your judgments.”

MSB And I heard[fn] the altar reply:
⇔ “Yes, Lord God Almighty,
⇔ true and just [are] Your judgments.”

BLB And I heard the altar saying: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments."

AICNT And I heard [[another from]][fn] the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments.”

16:7, another from: Later manuscripts add. TR

OEB And I heard the response from the altar – “Yes, Lord, our God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”

WEBBE I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgements.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”

LSV and I heard another out of the altar, saying, “Yes, LORD God, the Almighty, true and righteous [are] Your judgments.”

FBV I heard a voice from the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the All-powerful One, your judgments are right and true!”

TCNT § And I heard [fn]the altar say,
⇔ “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,
⇔ true and just are yoʋr judgments.”

16:7 the 𝔐^A−,C,K [89%] ¦ said from the altar 𝔐^A− [9.2%] ¦ another from the say TR [0%]

T4T Then I heard an angel respond from the altar [PRS], “Yes, Lord God, you who are almighty, you punish people rightly and justly!”

LEB ¶ And I heard the altar saying,
• “Yes, Lord God All-Powerful,
• true and righteous are your judgments.”

BBE And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.

Moff And I heard the altar cry,
⇔ "Even so, Lord God almighty:
⇔ true and just are thy sentences of doom."

Wymth And I heard a voice from the altar say, "Even so, O Lord God, the Ruler of all, true and righteous are Thy judgments."

ASV And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

DRA And I heard another, from the altar, saying: Yea, O Lord God Almighty, true and just are thy judgments.

YLT and I heard another out of the altar, saying, 'Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous [are] Thy judgments.'

Drby And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord [fn]God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.

16.7 Elohim

RV And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
(And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Oh Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy/your judgements. )

SLT And I heard another from the altar saying, Yes, O Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, true and just thy judgments.

Wbstr And I heard another from the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

KJB-1769 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
(And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy/your judgements. )

KJB-1611 And I heard another out of the altar say, Euen so, Lord God Almightie, true and righteous are thy iudgements.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And I heard another out of the aulter say: euen so Lorde God almightie, true and ryghteous are thy iudgementes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And I heard another out of the Sanctuarie say, Euen so, Lord God almightie, true and righteous are thy iudgements.
(And I heard another out of the Sanctuary say, Even so, Lord God almighty, true and righteous are thy/your judgements. )

Cvdl And I herde another angell out of the aulter, saye: euen so LORDE God almighty, true and righteous are thy iudgmentes.
(And I herd/heard another angel out of the altar, say: even so LORD God almighty, true and righteous are thy/your judgements.)

TNT And I herde another out of the aultre saye: even soo lorde god almyghty true and righteous are thy iudgementes.
(And I herd/heard another out of the aultre say: even soo lord god almyghty true and righteous are thy/your judgements. )

Wycl And I herde anothir seiynge, Yhe! Lord God almiyti, trewe and iust ben thi domes.
(And I herd/heard another saying, Yhe! Lord God almiyti, true and just been thy/your judgements.)

Luth Und ich hörete einen andern Engel aus dem Altar sagen: Ja, HErr, allmächtiger GOtt, deine Gerichte sind wahrhaftig und gerecht.
(And I heard a change angel out_of to_him altar say: Yes, LORD, almightyr God, your court(n)/justice are truthfully and just/fair.)

ClVg Et audivi alterum ab altari dicentem: Etiam Domine Deus omnipotens, vera et justa judicia tua.[fn]
(And I_heard the_other away altar saying: Yes Master God omnipotent, true and just judgements your. )

16.7 Et audivi. Quod magistri dicunt, discipuli confirmant. Etiam, Domine Deus omnipotens, etc. Ex magna affectione convertunt sermonem ad Deum. Justa. Justum enim est ut qui sanguinem fudit bibat vindictam sanguinis.

16.7 And I_heard. That teachers they_say, students confirmant. Yes, Master God omnipotent, etc. From big affectione convertunt conversation to God. Yusta. Right/Justice because it_is as who/which blood poured bibat vengeance/revenge blood.

UGNT καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος, ναί, Κύριε ὁ Θεός ὁ Παντοκράτωρ, ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου.
(kai aʸkousa tou thusiastaʸriou legontos, nai, Kurie ho Theos ho Pantokratōr, alaʸthinai kai dikaiai hai kriseis sou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος· Ναί, κύριε, ὁ θεός, ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου.
(kai aʸkousa tou thusiastaʸriou legontos; Nai, kurie, ho theos, ho pantokratōr, alaʸthinai kai dikaiai hai kriseis sou.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος, Ναί, κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου.
(Kai aʸkousa tou thusiastaʸriou legontos, Nai, kurie ho theos ho pantokratōr, alaʸthinai kai dikaiai hai kriseis sou.)

TC-GNT § Καὶ [fn]ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος,
⇔ Ναί, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ,
⇔ ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου.
( § Kai aʸkousa tou thusiastaʸriou legontos,
⇔ Nai, Kurie ho Theos ho pantokratōr,
⇔ alaʸthinai kai dikaiai hai kriseis sou. )

16:7 ηκουσα 𝔐^A+,C,K [89%] ¦ ηκουσα εκ 𝔐^A− [9.2%] ¦ ηκουσα αλλου εκ TR [0%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–21: The angels poured the seven bowls

In this section, each of the seven angels in turn poured God’s wrath from his bowl. Each angel caused a different plague to happen on the earth. The people of the earth suffered greatly from the plagues, but they refused to repent.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The seven angels poured God’s wrath from seven bowls

The seven bowls of God’s anger

16:7a

And I heard the altar reply:

And I heard someone at the altar say,
And I heard a voice from the altar. It said,

(GNT:) Then I heard a voice from the altar saying There is a textual issue in 16:7a: (1) Early Greek manuscripts have the text the altar saying (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, NABRE, REB, ESV, NCV). (2) A few later Greek manuscripts have the text another out of the altar saying (KJV only). It is recommended that you follow option (1), because the UBS Greek NT supports it. The Greek phrase is literally “of the altar saying.” There are two ways to interpret this clause:

It indirectly indicates that someone at or near the altar spoke. For example:
a voice from the altar saying (GNT) (GNT, NLT, REB, NCV, KJV)
It indicates that the altar itself spoke. For example:
the altar itself say (NJB) (BSB, RSV, NIV, NJB, NASB, NABRE, GW, CEV, NET, ESV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the literal Greek phrase “of the altar” probably refers to someone at the altar.Aune (page 888) says this means “[someone] from the altar.”

altar: On earth, an altar is a platform on which people offer sacrifices or gifts to God. This altar is similar to the sacrificing altar in front of the Jewish temple. But this altar is in heaven in John’s vision. See how you translated this word in 6:9.

16:7b

“Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

“Lord God All-Powerful, yes, your judgments are true and just/right.”
“Lord God, the one who has all power. Your judgments are indeed true and righteous/proper.”

Yes, Lord God Almighty: The phrase Lord God Almighty is a direct address. In some languages it is more natural to have the direct address first. For example:

Lord God Almighty, yes

Yes: Here the word Yes indicates that the speaker agrees with what the angel said (16:5b–6b).

Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “the one who has authority over (others),” or “owner.” God is ruler over all things. See how you translated this word in 4:8 or 15:3.

Almighty: This word is a title meaning “the one with the power to do anything.” For example:

the All-Powerful (NET)

See how you translated this word in 1:8 or 15:3.

true and just are Your judgments: The BSB and other English versions have changed the order of the words in this clause. In Greek and in English doing this emphasizes the phrase true and just here.

In some languages it is more natural to use the normal order of the words. For example:

your judgments are true and just

true: Here the word true indicates that God’s judgments do not have any deceit or lie in them.

just: Here the word just refers to judging correctly. Other ways to translate this word are:

right

proper

judgments: This word refers to God’s decision to punish the people who killed the saints and prophets. See how you translated this word in 16:5.

Parallel REV 16:7

Section 16:1–21: The angels poured the seven bowls

16:7a

16:7b